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Global food prices rise at rapid pace in May
Global food prices rose at their fastest monthly rate in more than a decade in May, the Food and Agriculture…Teaming up to stop and fight melanoma
“Don't let a spot become a full stop” is the message Melanoma New Zealand and FMG are sharing with rural…Get your plans in place early - Fieldays boss
Those planning a trip to the National Fieldays in Hamilton this month are being urged to get their plans in…Fast rise to fame for young farmer
He’s only been in the dairy industry for just over a year, but that hasn’t stopped 26-year-old Quinn Morgan from…National
Health Hub returns
The Health and Wellbeing Hub is back at Fieldays this year, focusing on the importance of rural health and providing…
Take a cultural break from those machines
Visitors to this year’s Fieldays, who want a bit of a break from looking at all the new tractors and…Chair bows out
The man who has led the Ahuwhenua competition for the past 15 years is bowing out.New national standard for wool
A new NZ National Standard for Wool has been established, under the New Zealand Farm Assurance Programme (NZFAP).Trees and drought slow spread
Top dressing today is pretty much at the same level as it was pre-Covid, according to the Agricultural Aviation Association…World
Global food prices rise at rapid pace in May
Global food prices rose at their fastest monthly rate in more than a decade in May, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has reported.
Mission impossible
Agriculture and Trade Minister Damien O'Connor is off to Europe soon to try and breathe some life into free trade talks between NZ and the UK, and NZ and the European Union.
Irish farmers confront similar conundrum
Irish farmers are facing similar concerns to their NZ counterparts about how they can reduce the agriculture sector's greenhouse gas (GHG) contributions without severely restricting their future production and profitability.
NSW to lift GM crop moratorium
The NSW Government has announced that a moratorium on genetically modified (GM) food crops will be lifted in the state from 1 July 2021, ending an 18-year ban.
NZ and China sign FTA upgrade
Trade Ministers for New Zealand and China have signed an upgrade to the free trade agreement between the two countries.
Opinion
Where's the dollars and sense?
With all the hype around the benefits of regenerative agriculture, a significant aspect appears to be missing – economics.
Nothing - not even a hug!
OPINION: Jacinda breezed in to town recently, with Damien in tow.Editorial: Yawn!
OPINION: Budget 2021, for the primary and rural sector, was basically a non-event.Industry advocacy far from muted!
OPINION: Agricultural organisations are often at the pointy end of criticism.Money won't buy happiness
OPINION: Back in April of 2010, the NZ Herald carried the story of a British man, who they reported had…Agribusiness
Pricing holds firm
Dairy Milk supply volumes boosted almost 10% in March 2021 YOY.
Fonterra's top brass out to sell capital restructure plans
Fonterra's board and management are on the road to discuss capital structure options with farmer shareholders.One-stop fuel storage shop
Fuelchief has expanded its range with the recent purchase of the Ashburton-based Sebco fuel storage business.Musical chairs at SFF board
It is out with the young and in with the old at the board of meat company Silver Fern Farms…Primary sector exports defy challenges
Primary sector exporters, take a bow.Management
Quality data assists management
The horticulture industry faces environmental sustainability issues concerning the use of water.
Planning the key to successful winter grazing
A Southland farmer believes careful planning is the key to mitigating potential risks of grazing livestock on fodder crops during the winter.
Managing ewes when covers are low
The dry in some regions of New Zealand has resulted in sheep farmers wondering how they will get through the coming winter and the impacts this may have one the number and weight of lambs weaned. Massey University's Professor Paul Kenyon looks into the issue.
Routine change leads to new challenge
Dan Schmidt's family came to New Zealand in 1896 and settled in Southland where they established a sheep farm.
Support and resources available for farmers impacted by dry
Farmers in regions facing dry or extremely dry conditions are being urged to tap into the resources available to them through their industry good organisations and MPI (Ministry for Primary Industries).
Farm Health
Trial for low methane sheep
Artificial breeding will play a role in accelerating the transition of a proportion of Beef + Lamb New Zealand's (B+LNZ)…
Change to deal with drench resistance
An emerging drench resistance issue has been identified on Beef + Lamb New Zealand's Future Farm Lanercost in North Canterbury…Urgent need for facial eczema research funding
Farmers rate facial eczema (FE) in their top three animal health concerns, yet there is currently no new research being…Massey's Wiltshires on show
The interest in the self-shedding Wiltshire sheep has prompted Massey University to run a special field day at their Riverside…New rules for on-farm procedures
New animal welfare regulations come into effect on 9 May. These will affect many common procedures carried out on farms,…Machinery & Products
Lady muck really does suck
As anyone will attest to – if they’re married to someone with horses, have kids with ponies or are foolish…
Yamaha's new machine hits all the right notes
The increasingly popular UTV/side-by-side sector offers a wide range of choices for farm or rural mobility, which has been made…The perfect workhorse
Hastings-based Kleer Contractors provides 24-hour machine work and labour for a local food processing plant.Profits and sustainability go hand-in-hand
Manawatu dairy farmers Wendy and Richard Ridd consider the environment extensively when making decisions on their farm that runs to…All-new Claas Disco arrives
The Claas Harvest Centre display at Mystery Creek will include the public debut of the all-new CLAAS Disco 10 series…Motoring
Updated Navara ute bolder and more refined
The most obvious change to the updated Nissan Navara is the bold, almost American, styling.
Warlock offers a touch of magic
Having previously reviewed the RAM 1500 in 2020, we recently took the chance to get behind the wheel of the…Outback now in its 25th year
Now in its 25th year, and sixth edition, the 2021 Subaru’s Outback wagon was recently launched in New Zealand.Strewth mate... it's a shocker!
Over the ditch in Australia, Toyota utes and trucks are the workhorses of the country’s economy.Blurring the boundaries between work and play
New from the Yamaha camp is R Max2 XT-R.» The RNG Weather Report
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